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11 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 211 strokesRadical
On
チョウ
Kun
とり
Meaning
bird

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of a long-tailed bird.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チョウ鳥類・野鳥・一石二鳥
とり鳥・鳥居・小鳥

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 小鳥ことり

    small bird

  • 白鳥はくちょう

    swan

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鳥が とんで います。

A bird is flying.

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